Power Bars

[Mehen]

We might be ordering in a dozen or more power bars, what are the good brands/models?
APC? Belkin? CyberPower?
Requirements:
-good surge protection
-only really need 4 or 5 outlets
-rugged, and able to deal with decently high temperatures, it is usually between 25-30C or higher around the presses
-doesn't need RJ11/45 or coax protection

I've been looking at some specs, and most of em look good, but I don't really know what the trusted brands are in the power world.

For a lot of the stations, all that will be plugged in will be (1) Laser Printer (big power hogs), (2) either of Computer (P4's mostly) or a WYSE Terminal, and (3) a LCD or CRT.

[Jammrock]

APC is what I typically use. I'm a big fan of UPSs, so I would recommend looking into a powerbar/UPS combo. TrippLite makes good stuff too, if APC is a bit rich for your blood.

http://apcc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=21

This is what I have (though black): http://apcc.com/resource/include/tec...otal_watts=200

http://www.tripplite.com/products/ups/ups_vs_avr.cfm

[Mehen]

Not sure if someone who has been at the company for 3 weeks is going to be able to convince them they need to spend that kinda dough.

I will try to steer them towards APC though.

[Tjalfe]

keep an eye out for dells days of deals, they typically have their APC 1500VA UPS on for ~$200, which is an awsome deal.. you can power several computers with one of those.
avoid belkin brand UPS's.. we have had 3 die here at work, with no user replacable batteries. Even changing the batteries, they all suffered from shutting down as soon as they kick on to battery power, rendering them useless as UPSs
I use APC exclusively too on the rest of my stuff